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Joyabaj, Quiché Department, Guatemalai
Regional Level Types
JoyabajMunicipality
Quiché DepartmentDepartment
GuatemalaCountry

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PlacePopulation
Joyabaj13,164 (2015)
Mindat Locality ID:
131794
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:131794:0
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Joyabaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Italian:
Joyabaj, dipartimento di Quiché, Guatemala
Simplified Chinese:
霍亞瓦赫, 基切省, 危地马拉
Spanish:
Joyabaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Cebuano:
Joyabaj, Departamento del Quiché, Guatemala
Dutch:
Joyabaj, Quiché, Guatemala
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Joyabaj, Quiché Koān, Guatemala
Polish:
Joyabaj, Quiché, Gwatemala
Portuguese:
Joyabaj, El Quiché, Guatemala
Swedish:
Joyabaj, Departamento del Quiché, Guatemala


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1 valid mineral.

Detailed Mineral List:

✪ Epidote
Formula: (CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
Description: Large crystals (up to 60 cm!).
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Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘEpidote9.BG.05a(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
OOxygen
Oⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
AlAluminium
Alⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
SiSilicon
Siⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)
FeIron
Feⓘ Epidote(CaCa)(AlAlFe3+)O[Si2O7][SiO4](OH)

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyabaj
Wikidata ID:Q2401953
GeoNames ID:3595148

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